Simply said, a wiki is:
-A webpage with an Edit Button - Easy to use- Perfect for collaborative learning
Wiki means "quick" or " hurry up" in Hawaiian. A wiki is a website that allows the users to read, write, edit, delete, collaborate, share, and archive ideas easily and quickly from anywhere.
How is this all possible?
Web 2.0 concept decribed as the read write web. Explain how it is possible to interact online and collaborate on Internet sites now.
Examine the article, discussion, view source and history tabs and demonstrate their functions.
Students will discuss the pros and cons of using wikipedia as a resource.
Types of collaboration
Teacher to Teacher (peers)
Teacher to Student (instruction and participation)
Student to Student (peers)
Determined by purpose, intended audience, and type of participation in the wiki. A single wiki can have several layers of collaboration within it.
Collaboration Among Teachers/Staff
Collaborative workspace for staff working on documents or a large project
Collaboratively developed curriculum and resources
As a subject guide for complex topics
As a FAQ site for community guidelines, Open House materials
To share book reviews
To record and share meeting/conference proceedings
Student Portfolios - A wiki makes an easy shell for electronic portfolios where students can display and discuss their work with others. Simple websites - Peer-reviewed projects -an excellent forum for peer editing and peer feedback to help students improve their writing skills. Group projects - Manage school and classroom documents - Classroom discussion and debate - Webquests and other Internet activities for students to complete Post classroom assignments - Collaborate with an international classroom-
Considerations
(An article written by Educause summarizes much of this information:
) Why wiki? • Easy to use • Web-based • Anyone can make changes • Easily searched • Many free and open-source wikis to use • Flexible • Promotes communication among teachers, parents and students
Why not wiki? • Too open (trust issues) • Security for students • Concerns about ownership of content • Disorganized • Vandalism
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Wiki terminology
How is this all possible?
Wikipedia - The most famous wiki
Types of collaboration
Examples of Wikis
Classroom Uses
Considerations
Table of Contents
This webpage will Introduce wiki terminology. How is this all possible? Wikipedia will be demonstrated as a familiar example. Types of collaboration using wikis and how to use a wiki. Classroom Uses. Consideratons with using Wikis. Wiki rules will be discussed.| Wiki terminology | How is this all possible? | Wikipedia - The most famous wiki | Types of collaboration | Examples of Wikis | Classroom Uses | Considerations
Wiki terminology
Simply said, a wiki is:
-A webpage with an Edit Button - Easy to use - Perfect for collaborative learning
Wiki means "quick" or " hurry up" in Hawaiian. A wiki is a website that allows the users to read, write, edit, delete, collaborate, share, and archive ideas easily and quickly from anywhere.
How is this all possible?
Web 2.0 concept decribed as the read write web. Explain how it is possible to interact online and collaborate on Internet sites now.Web 2.0 examples:
Blogs (private journals, commercial websites and news broadcasts)
Facebook, MySpace,Twitter (social)
Shutterfly, PhotoBucket, EasyShare (images)
Edline, GradeQuick (education tools)
Sype, View (live talking)
Wikipedia - The most famous wiki
Let's take a look at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_PageExamine the article, discussion, view source and history tabs and demonstrate their functions.
Students will discuss the pros and cons of using wikipedia as a resource.
Types of collaboration
- Teacher to Teacher (peers)
- Teacher to Student (instruction and participation)
- Student to Student (peers)
Determined by purpose, intended audience, and type of participation in the wiki. A single wiki can have several layers of collaboration within it.Collaboration Among Teachers/Staff
Examples of Wikis
http://linkinglearning.wikispaces.com/ - bare bones wiki-group of educators beginning curriculum writingtms-power-of-one.wikispaces.com/ -Grade 8 Holocaust unit - created collaboratively by teachers- students collaborate to add assignment content
http://monsonclassroom.wikispaces.com/ -Grade 5 -monthly question with lists of responses from students and guests - goal 1,000 items
more Wiki Examples
Classroom Uses
Student Portfolios - A wiki makes an easy shell for electronic portfolios where students can display and discuss their work with others.Simple websites -
Peer-reviewed projects -an excellent forum for peer editing and peer feedback to help students improve their writing skills.
Group projects -
Manage school and classroom documents -
Classroom discussion and debate -
Webquests and other Internet activities for students to complete
Post classroom assignments -
Collaborate with an international classroom -
Considerations
(An article written by Educause summarizes much of this information:Why wiki?
• Easy to use
• Web-based
• Anyone can make changes
• Easily searched
• Many free and open-source wikis to use
• Flexible
• Promotes communication among teachers, parents and students
Why not wiki?
• Too open (trust issues)
• Security for students
• Concerns about ownership of content
• Disorganized
• Vandalism
Wiki Etiquette for students to contribute or collaborate on the wiki:
Wiki Rules
Student Contract